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BT launches Amazon Prime Video, adds Alexa support

November 22, 2019 14.34 Europe/London By Julian Clover

BT is offering customers Amazon Prime Video free for six months as the streaming services makes its debut on the IPTV platform.

Filed Under: Newsline Tagged With: Alexa, Amazon Prime Video, BT, BT TV Edited: 25 November 2019 14:22

Amazon launches Fire TV Stick 4K with improved Alexa

October 4, 2018 15.13 Europe/London By Robert Briel

Amazon has launched the new Fire TV Stick 4K with support for Dolby Vision and HDR10+, and an all-new Alexa Voice Remote.

Filed Under: Connected TV, Editor's Choice, Newsline, OTT, Tech Tagged With: Alexa, Amazon, Fire TV Stick Edited: 8 October 2018 09:07

Amazon launches Fire TV Cube

June 8, 2018 09.26 Europe/London By Robert Briel

Amazon has announced Fire TV Cube, a hands-free 4K Ultra HD streaming media player with Alexa, allowing you to control the TV set from across the room.

Filed Under: Newsline, Tech Tagged With: Alexa, Amazon, Fire TV Cube, US, Voice Control Edited: 10 June 2018 12:57

BBC launches voice control for smart speakers

December 11, 2017 11.53 Europe/London By Julian Clover

The BBC has launched its first voice service for smart speakers.

Filed Under: Newsline Tagged With: Alexa, BBC Edited: 11 December 2017 11:54

Espial Elevate launches Amazon Alexa support

November 24, 2017 09.27 Europe/London By Robert Briel

Espial has announced that its Elevate cloud-based Software as a Service (SaaS) video platform now features Amazon Alexa voice support.

Filed Under: Newsline, Tech Tagged With: Alexa, Amazon, Espial Edited: 24 November 2017 09:27

TiVo COO Pete Thompson joins Amazon Alexa

October 10, 2017 09.16 Europe/London By Robert Briel

TiVo’s EVP and COO Pete Thompson is joining Amazon as vice president of Alexa Voice Services.

Filed Under: Newsline, People Tagged With: Alexa, Pete Thomson, TiVo, Tom Carson Edited: 10 October 2017 09:17

YouView to pilot Alexa voice control

June 8, 2017 21.32 Europe/London By Julian Clover

YouView is to run a pilot scheme that will give viewers a voice controlled TV experience around Amazon Alexa.

Filed Under: Middleware, Newsline, Tech Tagged With: Alexa, Amazon, UK, YouView Edited: 11 June 2017 21:44

DISH debuts Amazon Alexa for Hopper

May 22, 2017 19.31 Europe/London By Robert Briel

US pay TV provider DISH customers with a Hopper or Wally and an Amazon Echo, Echo Dot or Amazon Tap can watch hands-free TV with Alexa. DISH is now also […]

Filed Under: Newsline, Tech Tagged With: Alexa, Amazon, DISH, Fire TV, Hopper, US Edited: 22 May 2017 19:31

waipu.tv launches on Amazon Fire TV, plans 4k

March 16, 2017 09.11 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

German IPTV operator Exaring has made its TV platform waipu.tv available on the Amazon Fire TV box and stick.

Filed Under: Editor's Choice, IPTV, Newsline, Platforms, Streaming, Top Story, TV, Ultra HD Tagged With: Alexa, Amazon Fire TV, eXaring, Google Chromecast, Google Home, Ultra HD, waipu.tv Edited: 30 August 2017 00:13

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